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Lot 159
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Georg Kolbe

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Georg Kolbe
  • Sitzende Mädchen (Seated Girl)
  • Inscribed with the artist's monogram and stamped with the foundry mark H. Noack, Berlin

  • Bronze

  • Height: 17 3/4 in.
  • 45 cm

Provenance

Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin
Acquired from the above in 1970

Literature

Nita Jager, Sculpture from the Collection of B. Gerald Cantor, Ithaca, 1972, no. 1, illustrated
Heraugegeben von Ursel Berger, George Kolbe 1877-1947, Munich, 1997, p. 54

Condition

Golden brown patina. Minor surface stains on base around figure's legs. Few small spots of accretion in deepest crevices, mostly on the base. Very minor surface dirt, primarily near deepest crevices. Otherwise in very good condition.
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